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Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your instructors in school are called "teachers." What do they call instructors in college?

a)

Counselors

b)

Teachers

c)

Professors

d)

Principal

2.

What is the name for a 4-year degree?

a)

Associate's

b)

Master's

c)

Doctorate

d)

Bachelor's

3.

What is the term called when you determine what your field of study will be?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

degree

d)

specialty

4.

How do you refer to a school that you have attended?

a)

alumni

b)

post-secondary

c)

alma mater

d)

none of the above

5.

What does GPA stand for?

a)

grade point average

b)

grade per academics

c)

grade per attendance

d)

none of the above

6.

What does FAFSA stand for?

a)

free application for student acceptance

b)

free apps for education

c)

free application for state aid

d)

free application for federal student aid

7.

What is "honor roll" called in college?

a)

Principal's List

b)

honor roll

c)

dean's list

d)

all of the above

8.

College athletes don't have to meet entry requirements (GPA, ACT scores, etc.).

a)

true

b)

false

9.

You are guaranteed to be accepted into college.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

How many years of foreign language should you take in high school to get into a 4-year college?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

none of the above

11.

In high school, you can take some courses for college credit. What is a name for these courses?

a)

advanced placement

b)

honors level

c)

college prep

d)

all of the above

12.

What is it called when you borrow money (that you have to pay back) to help pay for school?

a)

grant

b)

loan

c)

scholarship

d)

all of the above

13.

If your field of study is called a "major," what would a secondary field of study be called?

a)

major

b)

minor

c)

specialty

d)

degree

14.

What can you apply for to get money for college that does NOT have to be paid back?

a)

scholarship

b)

work study

c)

loan

15.

The name of the housing where you would live on campus is called a dorm.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

What is the name of the standardized test that colleges require high school students to take?

a)

SBAC

b)

PSAT

c)

SAT/ACT

d)

None of the above

17.

Colleges also look at the activities that you are involved in. What are these called?

a)

extracurricular

b)

intramural

c)

intracurricular

d)

none of the above

18.

What does the acronym HBCU stand for?

a)

Historically Black College Units

b)

Historically Black College Universities

c)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

d)

High Black College Units

19.

Which university is renowned for its technology and engineering programs?

a)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

b)

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

c)

Stanford University

d)

Carnegie Mellon University

20.

What is the oldest university in the United States?

a)

Harvard University

b)

Yale University

c)

Princeton University

d)

University of Pennsylvania

21.

Which Ivy League school is located in New York City?

a)

Yale University

b)

Princeton University

c)

Columbia University

d)

Cornell University

22.

What is the oldest college in California?

a)

San Jose State University

b)

University of California, Davis

c)

Santa Clara University

d)

California Institute of Technology

23.

Which HBCU is known for being the alma mater of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

a)

Fisk University

b)

Morehouse College

c)

Spelman College

d)

Howard University

24.
This type of college offers programs that last up to two years that lead to a certificate or an associate degree. These include community colleges, vocational-technical colleges and career colleges.
a)
2-year College/University
b)
4-year College/University
c)
Graduate School/University
d)
Law School/University
25.
This type of college is larger and offers more majors and degree options—bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees—than colleges. It sometimes contains several smaller colleges, such as colleges of liberal arts, engineering or health sciences.
a)
Universities
b)
Vocational Schools
c)
Community Colleges
d)
Art & Design Schools
26.
This type of college offers a broad base of courses in the liberal arts, which includes areas such as literature, history, languages, mathematics and life sciences. Most are private and offer four-year programs that lead to a bachelor’s degree.
a)
Public College/University
b)
Private College/University
c)
Liberal Arts College/University
d)
For-profit College/University
27.
This type of college offers two-year associate degrees that prepare you to transfer to a four-year college to earn a bachelor’s degree. They also offer other associate degrees and certificates that focus on preparing you for a certain career. 
a)
Universities
b)
Vocational Schools
c)
Community Colleges
d)
Art & Design Schools
28.

True or False: It is important to begin considering what type of college and career you want while in middle school.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False: You can ONLY get scholarships if you are a good athlete.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What does the "W" in WICOR stand for?

a)

Winning

b)

Writing

c)

Working

d)

Wanting

31.

What does the "A" in AVID stand for?

a)

Alternating

b)

Accessing

c)

Advancement

d)

Amazing

32.

What does the "I" in WICOR stand for?

a)

Interesting

b)

Intense

c)

Immediate

d)

Inquiry

33.

What does the "V" in AVID stand for?

a)

VIA

b)

Visual

c)

Victory

d)

Vast

34.

What does the "C" in WICOR stand for?

a)

Concentration

b)

Collecting

c)

Calculation

d)

Collaboration

35.

What does the "I" in AVID stand for?

a)

Immediate

b)

Independent

c)

Individual

d)

Interesting

36.

What does the "O" in WICOR stand for?

a)

Opening

b)

Ordinance

c)

Optional

d)

Organization

37.

What does the "D" in AVID stand for?

a)

Defiance

b)

Determination

c)

Detection

d)

Deletion

38.

What does the "R" stand for in WICOR?

a)

Reading

b)

Response

c)

Reaction

d)

Resolve

39.

How many years on average is a Bachelor's degree?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

40.

How many years, on average, does it take to earn an associate's degree?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

41.

How many years, on average, does it take to earn a Master's degree?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

42.

What type of college is designed for students that might not quite be ready for a full University setting?

a)

Community College

b)

Private School

c)

Military Academy

d)

Hispanic Serving institution

43.

Which of the following is an example of a Military Academy?

a)

Midwestern State University

b)

Texas A&M

c)

Air Force Academy

d)

Academy Sports

44.

Which of the following is a reason a student might want to go to a trade school

a)

Less expensive

b)

takes less time

c)

focuses on learning a specific trade (skill)

d)

all of the above

45.

Which type of College is cheaper?

a)

Public Colleges

b)

Private Colleges

c)

Both are relatively the same

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